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ap 111' w.r I ft a AT u - - ---tt- ",Yo Fot-or Sifaj5 tTs; No Fear Sludl Awe" From First Statesman, March 28, 1851 THESTATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. CHAHLE3 A. S PRAGUE, Sheldon F. Sackbtt, Publishers Ch axles A. Sphague - - - - Editor-Manager Sheldon P. Sackett Member of the Associated Press The Associated PreM ! exclusively entitled to the ue for publica tion of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited la this paper. Pacific Coast Advertising Representatives : Arthur W. Stypes. Inc., Portland, Security Bldg. San Franclwo. Sharon Bldg. : Los Angles. V Pac B.d. Eastern Advertising Representative: rord-Parsons-Stecher.Inc.. New York, 71 Madison Ave.: Chicago, 380 N. Michigan Ave. Entered at the Postoffice at Salem, Oregon, a Second-Class Matter. Published every morning except Monday. Business office, 215 S. Commercial Street. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Mnil Subscription Rates, In Advanre. Within Oregon : Dally And Sunday, 1 Mo. 50 cents; 3 Mo. 1.2i 6 Ma. 2.2i; 1 year $1.00. Else where 50 cents per Mo. or J3.00 for 1 year In advance. Dy City Carrter: SO cents a month: "..50 a year In advance. Per Copy 2 certs. On trains and News Stands 6 cents. First in Health "Of all the forty-eight states, Oregon Is the best for babies. Such is the testimony, at least, of the birth and death records. In every year but one since 1919 babies born in Oregon have had a better chance of living through their first year than babies born in any other state, and even in the exceptional year Oregon ranked second. Portland, which holds between a quar ter and a third of all the people of the state, ranks second t among the larger American cities. "But Marion county, Oregon, gives its babies a better chance than the best state In the Union. Accurate records of births and deaths have been kept in this county for the past ten years. During the first half of this decade, 1920-24, babies born in Marion county had a slightly better chance of survival than those born in the state as a whole. But during the second five year?, 1925-29, fbat chance was considerably bettered. Out of each thousand babies born In Marion county In 1920-24 fifty-five died in their first year. Out of the same number born In 1923-29, only forty-threo died in their fir3t year. The rate of improvement in Marion county, as measured by the falling death rate, is twice that of the United States generally and nearly twice that of the state of Oregon." Those are the opening chapters of a new book, "Child ren of the Covered Wagon," by and Geddes Smith, just published by the Commonwealth Fund. It is a report in really fascinating "Style, of the work of the Child Health Demonstration in Marion county, 1925- 1929. It is a chronicle of achievement of which the people of this county may well be proud. Saving of babies, of moth ers, fighting infectious diseases, not only in the schools but to strations and instruction are described o inte estingly the boo!: reads like a pleasing narrative and not all like an official report. There are some tones of the actual field work, and some clever drawings by Helen Phelps. The book is available at the libraries and at the county health unit. We do not see how anyone can study this report with out becoming an enthusiastic supporter of the health pro gram of the county. The results are actually measured in lower death rates, in reduced numbers of contagious dis seases and epidemics. Our taxing bodies sometimes reason queerly. They will spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on. roads, streets, fire and police protection and they are all worthy objects yet in matters of the protection of pub lic health they become suddenly niggardly and dole out the pennies with reluctance. The county court may spend thous ands of dollars on a bad stretch of road to remove the haz ard to life, but it views askance making its share of the contribution requested for the co-operative health program of the county. The health work should not be a beggar for support. Its demonstrated accomplishment has earned for it adequate and willing appropriations. Salem and the county spend a great deal to advertise the agricultural and industrial resources of the city and county. Yet here we have an asset of outstanding value: healthful ness. This book itself, going as it will all over the country, will carry the message of healthy living in Marion county. That advantage may well be exploited in our ap peals for settlers. Aside from use as a groundof appeal for others to lo cate here, it should be highly comfortingfor those who live here to realize that they live in a community with such high standards and conditions of public health. Made of Sitka Spruce WHEN Sir Thomas Lipton went home with his defeated Shamrock V. he announced his intention atrain to chal lenge America for the yachting cup. He was asked if he would design or place a new mast, like that of the Enter prise, hut he would not say. The great superiority of the Enterprise, critics noted, was in its wonderful mast which carried an immense spread of sail. The Shamrock on the other hand met with misfortune in one race from the fail ure of its mast. The northwest ought to know that this mast of the Enterprise was made of Sitka spruce, one of the four prin cipal commercial woods of our own forests, the others being fir, hemlock and pine. The mast was 168 feet long, hollow, built up of strips of spruce glued together. Two different masts were constructed for the Enterprise, both of our spruce. One was round with a base diameter of 20 inches, the other oval with a base measurement of 18 inches by 26 inches. So the northwest made a real contribution to the win ning of the America cup race. This spruce has long been the favorite in airplane construction. It was used in such epoch-making events as Lindbergh's flight across the At lantic, Byrd's trips over the north and south poles, and the polar flights of Wilkins. We are all down in the dumps about our lumber indusi try here, and some profess to see no future for it. They are wrong. Demand will revive for woods of such matchless ' worth as our fir and hemlock and cedar and pine. We are the fools to be cutting this fine timber and selling to the world at less than cost of production. ! A Deserved Tribute THE fine cows of the entire country are gathering at Portland for the annual exhibition at the Pacific Inter national. Guernseys and Jerseys, Holsteins and Herefords will all be dolled upt to impress their critical visitors. It is significant that the' man who is really responsible for the great strides in the dairy industry in recent years has only recently had any financial recognition of his great service. That man is Dr. Stephen M. Babcock, inventor of the Bab cock test for butterfat in milk. He is professor emeritus of agricultural chemistry at the University of Wisconsin where 40 years ago he perfected the test which has revolutionized the dairy industry of the world. Prior ta that time milk was milk; cows were bought and sold without any accurate way of testincr their value to a herd. The test made it possible to cSmpute with arithme tical accuracy the produce of a cow in butterfat. This then led to eliminating the scrub members of the herd, and the building up, of finer stock such as we see in Portland and at other stock shows; and indeed on dairy farms all over tne country. " Dr. Babcock refused to sonal profit, so the test became immediately available for the; public. A few days ago he was given the Capper award of $5000. the first money he received for his test which has meant so much to dairying. has the fine satisfaction of CftHTlOfc Kf! ftmTWlfiW. in forma "liia name to remote generations. Managing Editor Estella Ford Warner, M.D., teaching the laws of health adult groups through demon statistical tables, some half - , natent his invention for oer- At the age cf 86 Dr. Babcock havinjr rendered a service that r - f tnAnav sjanf vrl-iiH mriTI rw HEALTH Today's Talk By R.S. Copcland, M. D. Recently I met a man On the street with a black eye and Jok ingly asked him if he had ran in to a door knob. Ha told me that ha had fainted and in falling had struck the cor ker of a table. Of course all his cronies laughed at this x p 1 a nation. When it comes to a black eye no excuse is a good one. I believed the story be and sometimes DQCDP6LAND cause unusual disastrous injuries result from fainting. The "wonder la there are not more accidents. Of all health subjects that are broadly discussed in newspapers and magazines, fainting is tne favorite topic. Yet when It comes to helping someone who is about to faint, or who has fainted, we usually do the wrong thing. Fright, Common Cause Fainting may be caused by one of many things. Seeing or hear ing, unpleasant things may bring it about. Weakness as a result of hunger and excessive work are common causes. Exposure to heat or cold is another reason for fainting. Fright, particularly at the sight of blood, causes many persons to faint. Some are more prone to faint than others. More women faint than men. yet there are some men who will faint at the slightest provocation. Fainting may be come a habit. If one has ex perienced a fainting spell, the fright of it lingers and at the next scare there may he another faint. When we faint the blood rushes from the head to other parts of the body. In order to maintain consciousness we must at all times have a good blood supply to the brain. When the blood rushes out of the brain, as it does In a faint, we become unconscious. Un til the heart action becomes strong enough to pump the blood back into the head, we remain un conscious. Calm the Patient The fainting person becomes pale and says he feels weak and sees black spots before the eyes. Have him He flat on the back with the head lowet than the feet. Do not prop the head up with a pillow as it apt to be done. Apply cold compresses to the face. Make sure that there is no dif ficulty in breathing. Loosen all clothing, particularly at the waistline and about the throat. If you have a bottle of smelling salts handy, use it, although I be lieve it does not help very much. A teaspoonful of Aromatic Spirits of Ammonia In half a glass of wa ter. Is very helpful. If the victim is unconscious, do not force any liquids down the throat, but wait until consciousness Is regained. An attack of fainting may often be warded off by gently slapping the face two or three times. Then instruct the patient to sit with the head lowered and bent down beween the knees. Yesterdays ... Of Old Oregon Town Talks from The States man Our Fathers Bead October 28, 1005 Pupils of the blind school made a quantity of file cases tor nse of the secretary of the Oregon li brary commission. The blind chlldred sawed out the pieces and nailed them together, all the work being done accurately. Only $11,000 worth of the $35,000 4 per cent loan of the school board has been subscribed, and as a result the time for tak ing subscriptions has been ex tended a month. Mr. James of the House Furn ishing company has been given contract for furnishing the new high school building with desks and table settees. Warden Curtlss and Bookkeep er Wilson of the penitentiary went to fortiand to spend the day hunting ducks along the Wil lamette river sloughs below that city. The Safety Valve - - Letters from Statesman Readers To the Editor: We wish to express our sincere thanks to the friends, to the strangers and to the Salem fire department for the sertice ren dered during the burning of oar large Darn and tne days fouow- lng. Mr. and Mrs. O. M. CampbeU Route t, Salem. Today's Thought. . . ureas minus nave purposes, others have wishes. Little minds are tamed and subdued by xnls- iortune; out great minds . rise above them. Washington Irving. A Problem "For You For Today A tailor sold two coats for SIS each; on one he gained SO per cent, on the other he lost 20 per cent Did he gain or lose on this transaction and bow much? An swer tomorrow. Yesterday an swer; JIM, I O- j MAYBE HE1-L.7a "GIRL UNAFRAID" ftS CHAPTER 20 When they whizzed down the long side, Ardeth clinging breathlessly, with tightly shut eyes to Ken, they found Tom waiting at the end of the runway. He turned on Ken, laughing but Jealous. "You highbinder! snitching a ride. There followed a scuffle in the snow, which became a free-for-all when Fred and Bill Lane were dragged Into it. More breathtaking rides first with one then the other. Snow ball fights when the men pelted the girls and were secretly amazed at the vigor of their de fense. Then, a peaceful twilight hour, when dusk drove them back to the cabin to sit around the stove drying their wet feet. Stamped forever on Ardeth'a memory, this hour. She lay back in a low wicker chair, comfort ably tired in body, but alert In mind. Alive to the strange peace of It all. The last thick daylight straining through the turkey-red curtains at the window. Smell of pine smoke and fresh lumber and wet wool drying. Laughing, ef fortless talk. Tb sprawling fig ures about her a lazy grace In the, slim bodies In the rough sport clothes. And under everything the thrilling consciousness of Ken. Tall and trim, with that con fident poise of head, he made Fred Easterwood look thick and clumsy. Ken's serviceable rough neck sweater and high-laced boots made Bill Lane's elaborate sports outfit ridiculous. Aul evening her love was a magnet, drawing her close to him. Thrilling Just to be beside him, feeling that he was tremen dously aware of her in every inch INVENTION AIDS r iV- i. . . t uW vy If they're totally deaf it's no rood. bt partlr deaf mdOs m Wu -. throgh the as of tads device, land Cattf te aid M wa daughter, shown la the picture wltb HOPEFUL WATCHERS of his body, though he kept on talking to Mary or teased Malda and Phyllis in turn. The consciousness of him put a silver edge on her own laugh when she sat beside him at din ner. Her cheeks took on a sweet, warm flush. Her hands moved as she talked like fluttering birds, knowing that now and then Ken's glance came stealthily around to her with a look which was a ca ress. In that moment the room re ceded to Ardeth and the others became pale shadows. Only Ken and herself here . . . vitally alive thrilling to the marvelous fact of each other. He was hers! She was filled with pride at once swaggering and humble. Only Ken and her self here, with this thrillingly sweet something playing like a flame between them. Fearing lest too much of this showed in her face, she turned to Tom and began an animated conversation, struggling to keep the singing note from her voice. After dinner they went In a group to the small town dance. This was held in the room be hind the general store. A long wooden space, heated by a bar rel stove and aromatic with the evergreen branches nailed up for decorations. Tom looked down at her tawny head when he had her for a dance. "Like it, Ardeth?" He had a glowing look for re ply. "All right it's all yours." His words were laughing but there was a serious note in the man's voice. Ardeth adopted a purposely light tone. "You mean I can have every thing!" She waved her hand at the rough store. "Evergreens and o DEAF STUDENTS lave tea W C H. McCasIla of Oak. & u v.- -o I all? Oh not the evergreens, Tom! That's too much " "Don't pretend to misunder stand me!" he returned roughly. You know I'm crazy about you, Ardeth!" Oh sh-h-h!" She was, sud denly in panic to keep him from actual words. Not a chance, hare I? Not a chance yet." She was suddenly and unreas onably angry. "Why do you say that yet?" "Oh because some day may be there will be. Things don't al ways turn out the way one fig ures them. Don't look at me like that, Ardeth. What's so wrong with what I say? You might change "your mind. Other girls have, that's my hope!" But it was the unspoken mean ing under his words which stuck like a sword in her heart. That same warning she had heard in Mary Easterwood's words the oth er day.' An echo of that unreason ing fear which underlay all her thoughts about Ken. She made a desperate effort to throw it off to remain pleasant to Tom. So serious we are! Here, look the music's stopped and we're still dancing!" She drew out of his arms and walked to the others. Was this Yeally herself, takine so calmly this proposal of mar riage from a wealthy and present able man? It she could have fore seen this in the grey days of the Harrison flat, how it would have thrilled her. she was a fool! Some deep voice In her mfnd upbraid ed her. She would regret this all of her life! Who was she to re fuse such a marriage? Wno was she Banc her heart Joyfully. She was the girl Ken Gleason loved! Ah that was true richness, to be married to Ken. Even if they had nothing Even If they fought poverty to gether! The crown of the evening was the walk back to the cabin after the dance. Bundled in their coats thev made their slow way down the snowy trail over the hard pack ed snow. Their flashlights play ed back and forth like a swarm of glowworms. There was no moon, but myriads of low bright stars hung over trees black and unstirnng in the chill, cold air. Now and then they passed little cabins, the windows rectangles of warm light. Bill Lane, an arm about Malda and Phyllis, led the war. Thev were singing. Their voices float ed back thin and sweet and a lit tle wistful in the beauty of the nigm. Tom. silent since that la.t dance with Ardeth, walked with Mary and Fred. Ken. who had mancuTPreii tn walk with Ardeth, lagged behind the others, arid when they had disappeared into the cabin he drew the girl Into his arms. Mit tened hands clinging. His lips coming down to find her own . . . warm lips in cold faces. She knew the aweet surrender of his kiss after fighting the thought of him all day. xou darlinsr . . " she could his ardent eyes shining down Into her own. "All fire and sweet ness yon are. If von tn hnw darned jealous I got when I saw you uancmr with Tom. Ah. hon ey, let's take the Jump. Let's get wnen we get back I want you so." Mary Easterwood's agitated fig ure suddenly appearing above them on the porch, so that they mow a van in contusion. aaarys TOice with a strained. ingmenea note. "Ken come In at once! A tel egram came tor you. Do you sup pose- your mother " to be continued) All Statesman subscribers can make application for the $10,000 North American Accident Insur ance policy.. This travel protec- Uoa casta, only $1.00 Sit year. BITS lor BREAKFAST By R. J. HENDKICKS Furs against gold: S In the series on Wallace pra irie in this column, completed last Sunday, it was related that William Wallace and J. C. Hal sey, on May 25, 1813, with their party, returned to Fort Astoria, "from the Willamette, bringing with them the FIRST results of the Astoria venture. IT packs of furs and 32 bales of dried veni son." S S These furs were beaver skins, principally,- if not all -of them. Eighty beaver to the pack was the rule. That meant that Wal lace and Halsey took to the fort at Astoria from the first fort on the Willamette, and the first i UUU90 ifum of wmiro iu mc n" lamette valley, about 13C0 beav er skins. They were then worth J 5 fo $6 a skin, and thus that winter's catch, in the vicinity of where Salem Is now, represented values of $7009 to $8D00; and something like twice that much in the Canton or London markets. Taking no account of the dried venison and fresh meat that went from the Wallace prairie post to Astoria. U "m They were tanned skins, ready for the markets. What would they be worth now? They would be worth $40,000 to $50,000. And are beaver still trapped in the vicinity of Salem? They are. In a small way, though there is no open season for them. The trappers of this section are oc casionally bringing them in; the regularly licensed trappers most ly. Beaver skins are sometimes otfered to the Angora Rug com pany in Salem, where the untan ned skins are worth around $20. The tanned skins are worth $30 to $40; owing to size and fine ness. V The trappers of the old days, like the members of the Wallace and Halsey party, knew and practiced the art of tanning. The present day trappers do not un derstand it, as a upual thing. S The old fur trapping days of pioneer tintes will never return. They led the van of civilization in America. The trapper went ahead of the missionary, who was in advance of the settler. Eva Emery Dye, in "McLoughlin and Old Oregon." in writing in her book of the evenings in bache lors' hall of old Fort Vancouver, eies this bit: S ' "Furs, man?' Dr. McLoughlin used to say. 'Lord bless you, man. furs are worth more than mines. While the Spaniard was ransacking Mexico arid Peru, France and England were trap ping skins, and they made more out of it. Furs led the Russian hunter across Siberia, furs led him along the isles to Sitka. Furs opened Pacific trade. At Nootka Sound, Captain Coko's men exchanged trinkets for sea otter skins for their own use and comfort, but when they reached the ports 67 China the merchants offered such incredible sums tor that accidental stock of furs that they all wanted to give up explor ation and turn traders. Cook's men Introduced the sea otter to England. Furs led to the explor ation of North America. The first white men on the Great Lakes, the Mississippi, the Mis souri, the Columbia, and the wa ters of the north, were fur tra ders.' When McLoughlin got Editorial Comment From Other Papers HOOVER AND HARDING Over in the state of Ohio at the city of Marlon they are getting ready to dedicate an $800,000 memorial to the late president. Warren G. Harding. President Hoover Is reported to have tamed a deaf ear to' suggestions that he dedicate the memorial, and a good many republican editors in Ohio are in an uproar. It is alleged that Hoover is get ting "nasty nice," that he is pru dish because scandal has touch ed the name of Warren Harding, that Hoover is unduly Influenced by the disclosures of Nan Britten, Harding's paramour, by the alleg ed revelations of Gaston B. Means, the unspeakable snooper who play ed all ends of the Harding regime against the middle. Very little is said about the crimes of the Hard ing administration against the peo ple, the stealing, swindling, black guardly conduct of the Daugher tys, the Falls and the other rogues Harding put in office. Instead It is cited that many famous men, in cluding Alexander Hamilton and Napoleon have been immoral. We do not profess to know what passes through President Hoover's mind with regard to Harding. Hoo ver was a member of the original Harding cabinet. Hoover was un touched by any of the private or public scandals. Hoover has been criticized bitterly for keeping si lent during those scandals. Why? Nobody may ever know. Perhaps he felt it would bo a cheap thing, an unsportsmanlike thing to turn against the man who had elevated him to power. Hoover was never a notoriety seeker. Bat In his refusal now. as pres ident of tho United States, to take part in an $800,000 scheme to glorify and disinfect the memory of a man whose administration was one of the blackest In Ameri can history, most people will be in accord. The personal delin quencies of Harding could be for gotten easily. Bnt the betrayal of the highest office In the nation to men whom Harding must have known tor lifelong roguee is un forgivable. The Insistence of Ohio republicans on raising such a memorial Is an affront to think ing people. The Harding episode irom the time of his selection In tho smoke-filled room at Chlcaro to his tragic, ending Is not a thing io oe niaaen unaer marble. It was a party crime rather than a ner- sonat crime when all the machin ery of a great party wag diverted to touting such a weakling on tho peopie.. iLiugene Guard. he was a famous sty S . " 'Once, our magazines were full of unsalable bear skins. One of our chief factors eelected a set of fine large skins, had them dressed in silver with (he king's arms and presented them to a royal duke. His lordship put them into his state coach and drove to court. In a fortnight every earl in England was scrambling after bear skins.' With long whiffs of their pipes they listened. McLoughlin knew the fur trade like a book. s s " The Russian Empress Cath arine set the fashion for sables now we ha-ie miles of traps, baited with meat and mice. Eng land alone consumes 100,000 Hudson's Bay sables a vear. But the beaver! I heard old gray beards tell in my boyhood that when a Parisian hatter set the fashion, all the young men of Canada left their seigneiories and took to the woods. Their farms went back to forests. Du Luth left Montreal with 800 men at one time. Nobody knows how far they did go, but when they came back with their fur-filled boats they lived like kings, they dressed in lace, and wore the sword, and made Montreal a pan- demonium with their drunken4 revels. s s s " 'Lord bless you, man, the markers of France were glutted, the ships would take no more, every warehouse in Montreal was packed, and still the brigades came paddling down the St. Lawrence. They stacked the bales in empty squares; some became damaged. At last, to get rid of so much beaver; they built great bonfire?, and thous ands of pounds were burnt in the streets of Montreal. That was about the time the Ameri cans were hanging witches in Salem and the French were fight in?: the Inquisition at Quebec. S . S " 'Nobody plowed the fields of Canada, there was almost a fam ine, but those men who ranged the woods could never bring themselves to settle down on their farms again. They became wild, and cared for nothing but adventure. They settled in the woods, and their children are our Iroquois voyaeurs of today. You'll not find a fullblood amonc them their grandfathers were the Frenchmen of that old fur time.' " (This series, of furs against gold, will he continued on Fri day and Saturdav. V A dispatch tells that on Tues day a monument was dedicated, marking the old trail between tho waters of the Coos bay district and - the Coquille territory, by the Coos Bay chapter of the Daughters of the American revo lution. It was firsf an Indian trail, then one used for packing by the pioneers; now It is on the paved highway. It is appropri ate that the spot dividing the wa ter shed be so marked. There Is a great deal of this sort of work ahead for Oregon, which will have attention In time; for the people of this state will ere long be as wide awake to the import, ance of such matters as resi dents of California are which is saying a good deal. Vastly more history of import ance as related to the securing of this coast for the United States was made in Oregon than in Cal ifornia. In fact, old Oregon was the historic mother of California. Oregon sent that state her gold, discoverers, and furnished the advance guards of the gold rush. And Oregonians broke California Into the Tnlon as a state, and gave that nascent commonwealth her first governor. AUMSVILLE, Oct. 22 P. T. A. held its regular meeting Fri day night as a reception tor the teachers with a 7 o'clock dinner. The program consisted of high school and Junior glee club sing ing the smaller girls and boys giving a negro play. Dr. B. F. Pound gave a short talk and also Joined the P. T. A., this being Dr. Pound's home at one time. Mrs. Millie Martin returned home Friday after spending sev eral weeks with her sister la California. Mr. and Mrs. Turner moved the household goods here from Mehama this week. E. Warne Empey spent the week-end at Junction City with his parents. C. M. Dregnie spent the week end with his parents at Canby. H. S. Brown is carrying mail while Tony Perkins is taking a vacation deer hunting. J. Ataman and son Rex was business callers at Stayton Mon day. Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Clark and baby motored to Silverton Sun day to visit with Mr. and Mrs. George Hayes. Unique Display Is Featured at Monmouth Meet MONMOUTH, Oct. 22 The Dorcas society of the Christian church entertained with a Rain bow sapper at the church Thurs day evening, accompanied by a display of very handsome pieced QUlHs during the day and eve ning of the same date. Tho tables were arranged In rainbow silhouette, with viands and decorations representing Tory realistically, tho seven rain bow colors. A largo gathering of members and friends of the church enjoyed the pleasant oc casion. Forty girls In the Pratt. Kas. high school are enrolled In arch ery course. started, teller. HUE P. T. L HONORS TEillflS